Vapor-bath cabinet.



R. R. STITT,

VAPOR BATH CABINET APPL'CATION FILED suLY 25.1911.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 20,1917.

Application filed July 25, 1917. Serial no. 182,661

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ROBERT E. S'rrr'r, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vapor-Bath Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to vapor cabinets, designed primarily for hot sulfur baths, and has for its object to provide a cabinet, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, with means for regulating the temperature of the bath when occasion so requires.

A further object of the invention is-to provide a vapor cabinet with means, in a manner as hereinafterset forth, for regulating the temperature of the bath with respect to the different parts of the human body.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a vapor cabinet, which is simple in its construction and arrangement, having efficient and convenient operating means for regulating the temperature of the bath, strong, durable, readily set up and comparatively inexpensive.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view on line 1I, Fig. 2, with the cover extended.

Fig. 2 is a section on line IIII, Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section broken away on line IIIIII, Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view illustrating one of the vapor outlet pipes and its associated regulator.

Referring to the drawings in detail 1 denotes a series of supports upon which is mounted the body portion of the cabinet.

The body portion consists of a metallic bottom 2, a pan of end walls 3, 41. The latter is cut away as at 5, to provide a clearance for the neck.

Said body portion further includes a side wall 6, and aside wall formed of the stationary section 7 and hinge section 8. The latter is adapted to be thrown outwardly so that a person can enter and remove himself from the cabinet when occasion so requires.

Hinged to the side wall '6 is a closure 9, in the form of a rectangular lid, and which is provided with a closable opening 10, which constitutes an exhaust for the vapor, and which. also provides means to enable the operator to see the patient within the cabinet.

' -Associated with the end wall 4: is a hinge and adjustable head rest 11 Connected with the head rest 11, is an adjustable support ing element 12 therefor, and which is adapted to engage in the toothed rack 13 for the purpose of maintaining the head rest 11, in the position to which it has been adjusted.

Positioned upon the bottom 2 are supports 14 for a heat or vapor conducting pipe, consisting of a pair of longitudinal legs 15, 16, and a transverse leg 17 The latter has its ends merge into and communicate with the legs 15, 16.

Extending outwardly through openings 18, formed in the end wall 8, are the outer ends of the legs 15, 16 of the heat or vapor conducting pipe. 7

Arranged exteriorly of the end wall 3 is a gas stove 19, formed with a pair of burners and to which lead valved gas supply pipes Mounted upon the gas stove 19, over that burner with which associates pipe 20, is a heating drum 2, which communicates with the outer end of the leg 15'by an elbow 23. The latter is detachably connected with the leg 15.

Mounted upon the gas stove 19, over the burner 24, is a vaporizing element 25, preferably for vaporizing sulfur, although it is to be understood that it can be employed to vaporize any other suitable chemical. The vaporizing element 25, is connected with the outer end of the leg 16, by an elbow 26. The latter is detachably connected with leg 16.

The leg 15, as well as the leg 16, is provided with a series of outlet nipples 27 three in number, but it is obvious that the number of nipples of each set can be increased or diminished. The nipples 27 of the leg 15 aline with the nipples 27 of the leg 16.

Fixed to and communicating with each pair of alining nipples 27 is a vapor outlet pipe 28, disposed transversely with respect to the body portion of the cabinet and each of said pipes has each side provided with a lengthwise extending row of outlet openings 29, whereby the vapor or heat units can be discharged from the pipes 28 into the body portion of the cabinet.

For the purpose of controlling the temperature of the interior of the cabinet, regulators are employed and which associate with the pipes 28. Each set of regulators consists of a pair of oppositely disposed arms 80, 31, which are equate in cross section. The arms 80, 31 operate against the periphery of the pipe 28, at opposite sides thereof and are employed for closing the openings 29.

F or the purpose of maintaining the arms 30, 31 in slidable engagement with a pipe 28, such pipe has each side provided with a pair of oppositely disposed slide guides 32. The outer ends of the arms 30, 31, are

7 connected together by a handle member 38,

so that both arms are simultaneously oper ated. The side wall 6 is provided with a series of equate shaped openings 84, and each opening provides means to operate all the portions of the regulator from the eX- terior of the cabinet. Mounted upon the vapor outlet pipes is a skeleton support 35 for the body of the patient.

The regulators can be employed for closing all the openings in the pipes 28 or a portion of said openings, as shown in Fig. 3.

The cabinet is designed primarily for treating one with a sulfur bath, although it can be employed for any purpose wherein it is found applicable, and in the giving of a sulfur or vapor bath to a patient often times one part of the body becomes decidedly hotter than the remaining part of the body. By setting up the cabinet with perforated vapor or heat outlet pipes and associating with said pipes the regulators hereinbefore mentioned the pipes can be closed independently of each other or if desired under such conditions, reducing the supply of hot vapor and enabling the cabinet to cool.

When the heating drum 22 is employed the vaporizing element can be removed or vice versa.

What I claim is:

1. A vapor bath cabinet comprising a body portion, a vapor conducting pipe arranged within and leading from the source of supply, spaced and transversely extending vapor outlet pipes communicating with said conducting pipe, each of said outlet pipes having each side provided with a lengthwise row of discharge openings, a regulator associated with each outlet pipe and comprising a pair of slide arms extending through one side of said body portion for controlling discharge through said open ings, and a pair of oppositely disposed guides carried by each side of each conducting pipe for maintaining its associated slide arms in sliding engagement there with.

2. A vapor bath cabinet comprising a body portion, a vapor conducting pipe arranged therein and leading from the source of supply, spaced and transversely extending vapor outlet pipes communicating with said conducting pipe, each of said outlet pipes having each side provided with a lengthwise row of discharge openings and a regulator associated with each outlet pipe and comprising a pair of slide arms for controlling discharge through said openings, said regulators extending through one side of said body portion and the arms of each regulator having the outer ends connected together.

In testimony whereof I: ailix my signature in the presence of two witnesses:

ROBERT R. STITT.

Witnesses MA H. Snono'vrrz, LUELLA H. SIMON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, 1). C. 

